Questions tagged [clones]

A clone is a legal, Arduino-like board developed by a third party using the original schematics for the board (with a few minor adjustments). If significant changes are made, it is called a derivative.

Apparently it's possible to test the capacitance of a capacitor with an arduino. In this thread, someone tries to do the same on a NodeMCU but the conclusion is that it's enough to get the change in ...

I have an Arduino UNO ch430 clone. It works with USB power supply, I can upload a Sketch and it works just fine. With external power supply, doesn't work. What do I mean? No LED lights up, high pins ...

I am using an Arduino Nano (Clone) which I was programming with the Arduino IDE (Version 1.8.5 on Mac OS X 10.10.5).
Using the Arduino IDE I need to re-plug the Nano before uploading, but after doing ...

To save space for a project, i cut of these pins, thinking they are only used for writing a new bootloader onto the Arduino, but now it doesn't turn on, not even the LED, it also isn't visible in the ...

I was wondering if the Arduino Create app for the chrome browser can be used to program an atmega328 based arduino nano clone.(I need that app so that the arduino can be programmed using a chromebook)....

Edit: this was completely my mistake. See end.
My official Uno worked fine when powered by 12v on VIN, but my Uno clone acted really funny--it read random noise from an input when a simple wire was ...

Are there Arduinos (or clones) that can be powered with one or two AA batteries or one CR2032 3V battery? (it would sleep 99% of the day, and only send a few bytes per day)
If so, will they also have ...

I used to be able to use my Elegoo Uno R3, just fine. It worked with my computer no problem. Except I used the USB cable on a power bank and now the Uno isn't being recognized on any computer. I tried ...

I very accidentally caused a short-circuit to two completely different cheap (under 4$ each) Arduino Uno clones, rendering Windows sound alert for unplugged USB several times.
This subsequently led ...

With an Arduino-like board using a CH340 USB Serial chip, I'd like to send text lines as fast as possible to a Raspberry Pi through USB using the Serial.println() function. The problem is that when I ...

I am trying to upload a basic sketch to my unofficial Nano-like board and keep getting this error. I understand that it is a generic connection error between the Arduino and my PC, but can't figure ...

I've s 1Hz square wave coming from a DS1307 SQW/OUT pin going into pin2 on the Nano that is set up as input with internal pullup enabled.
I've set up the interrupt on falling edge but I can't get the ...

Today I got my clone Arduino and connected it to my real Arduino and they both work. (UPDATE: The Arduino noted as real Arduino probably also is not a real Arduino; however both work fine).
However, ...

I had the 12V DC power jack plugged-in all the time, and "to make things more exciting" I also plugged-in the "data" USB whenever I had a new sketch to upload. Is this combination a big no-no, or is ...

I just finished a camp for the arduino and the arduino uno that they gave us is not working with my computer even though everything was working on their computers. I am trying to upload with the same ...

I'm using an Arduino clone for serial communication. However, as soon as I even touch the board, it resets, and the serial communication stops. When I view the serial port using the 'Tools' menu of ...

I bought this Arduino clone recently and it has lot of extra holes for pins, but some of them I don't know what they do. There was no instruction manual that came with it. Here's a picture of it, I ...

I was working with my arduino clone and that was working well till last night.
I was trying to add l298p motor shield and after a few times of testing without any achievement, my PC suddenly did not ...

I recently bought a brand new Arduino pro micro from Amazon, I set it up according to the instructions on sparkfun, except that when I plug it in, Windows doesn't even show that it tried to install ...

I have burned out a few Pro Micro clones now. Initially I ran them using a 12VDC external raw power supply but two Pro Micro clones burned out pretty quickly this way. Another thread suggested that ...

I have an Uno R3 with CH340G which works perfectly at my home w7 x64 notebook.
It worked properly right away with the CH341s64.sys driver. I tried revs from 2009, 2011 and 2014 and it is working with ...

I recently picked up an Uno clone and noticed that if pin 12 is set to an output and I run the Blink sketch on it, the built in led (supposedly connected to pin 13) blinks. It's not as bright as it is ...

Anyways cutting to the chase I am pretty good at C++ as I have been doing it for over 6 months pretty much 1-2 hours each day and I am looking for cool things to use my knowledge on ,I have heard of ...

I just picked up a pair of Arduino Mini Pro 5v clone boards (Inland, sold at Microcenter, currently $4 USD) and I wanted to use my Uno as an ISP like I've done with ATmega328 and ATtiny85 chips before....

I have a few Arduino Pro Mini clones (cheap Chinese stuff) and would like to power them with 12V power supply (same as fan voltage). According to the Arduino Pro Mini spec the RAW pin can take 3.35-...

I bought a SainSmart clone board which is compatible with the Arduino Uno R3. Alongside each of the standard IO pins, there is a row of 3 additional pins (male). They are arranged in columns, marked S,...